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No. s|a,0o5. .Patented lan. l7, I899. E. J. FORCE.

CURTAIN OR PORTIEBE POLERING AND FASTENING.

Applica-tion filed Feb. 26, 1898.)

(No Model.)

NITED STATES FFiCE.

PATENT EDGAR J. FORCE, on NEW YORK, N. Y., A-sslcnon OF ONE-FUURTH ToWILLIAM HOWARD HOOPLE, or SAME PLACE.

CURTAIN OR PORTIIERE POLE RING AND FASTENING;

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 618,005, dated January17, 1899.

Application filed February 26, 1898. Serial No. 671,741. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDGAR J. FORCE, a citizen of the Dominion of Canada,residing at New York, borough of Brooklyn,in the county of Kings andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCurtain or Portiere Pole Rings and Fastenings; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in curtain or portiere polerings and fastenings.

It has for its object to provide for the ready hanging of the curtain orportiere and its equally ready removal for cleansing or renewal; also,to effect the expeditious application of the fastening or pin to thering and its replacement when required. I

The invention therefore consists of a curtain or portiere pole ring ofthe usual or general construction and a fastening -or pin adapted tocompass said ring and of such fastening or pin having a terminal adaptedto engage an eye-ended stop on said ring and a second terminal adaptedto engage the eye of said stop, or said fastening may be composed of twoseparate movable members or sections, one having an eye and the other ahook or pin, all substantially as hereinafter more fully disclosed, andspecifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, illustratin g the preferred form ofcarrying out my invention, Figure 1 is a side view thereof, showing itas applied for use. Fig. 2 is a crosssection of the same. Fig. 3 is aView showing the pin removed from the pole-ring. Fig. 4 is a View of amodification of the invention, showing the terminals of separate membersof the fastening having an eye and a pin, respectively, adapted formutual engagement. Fig. 5 is a view of the separate members having thepin and eye, respectively, removed from the pole-ring.

Latitude will be allowed herein as to de-' tails, as it will beunderstood that they may be varied without departing from the spirit orprinciples of my invention and the same yet remain intact.

A refers to a curtain or portiere pole ring of the usual or generalconstruction, it being well understood that a series of rings of suchpattern or character is used for a curtain or portiere and adapted toslide on the ordinary or an approved form of pole used for that purpose.The said ringis made with an outer circumferential or encircling grooveor channel a, penetrating the same to the required extent, and in thisgroove is arranged an eyeended stud or stop a, projecting therefrom atthe normally lower portion of said ring.

B is a fastening comprising in this instance, preferably, a stoutspring-metal wire I), circular or ring-like and sprung into the grooveor channel a of said ring A, thus adapting it to frictionally clasp orembrace the bottom of said groove or channel and yet permitting it to beforced around as pressure of the hand is applied thereto when it isdesired to unfasten or fasten it, as presently seen. Said fastening orwire has one end or terminal I) lying in the bottom of the groove orchannel a of the ring A and normally re moved a short distance from theeye-ended stud or stop a, while the opposite end of said fastening orwire has a rightangled pointed terminal or pin b reaching up and adaptedto stand in alinement with the eye of said stud or stop for engagementtherewith. From this arrangement it will be seen that by grasping theright-angled terminal or pin 1) and moving it so as to disengage itspoint or end from the eye of the stud or stop a',-which will permit ofthe insertion of the pin into and thus suspending the curtain orportiere thereby, such movement of such pin will be limited by thecontact of the other end or terminal I) of the ring portion of thefastening with the body portion of said stud or stop.

The pin or fastening after having been inserted into the curtain orportiere is moved forward into engagement with the eye of the stud orstop a, thus securing the curtain or portiere from being pulled orworking off said pin or fastening, as would be otherwise liable tooccur.

The fastening or pin can be readily sprung upon the ring and be asquickly removed when required for renewal or other purpose. Also it isobvious that the curtain or portiere can be readily hung or suspended inplace and be as expeditiously removed for cleansing and replacement whenrequired.

In the modification as disclosed in Fig. 4 I have shown the fasteningcomposed of separate ring-like members, one provided with an eye 0 andthe other with a pin 0, dispensing with the fixed eye-ended stud orstop.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, With the curtain or portiere pole ring, of an eyeapplied to said ring and a pin or hook having a ring portion compassingand adapted to slide on said pole-ring, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the curtain or portiere pole ring of thefastening comprising the two ring-like independent movable members orsections adapted to compass and slide upon said ring and having an eyeand a hook, respectively, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EDGAR J. FORCE.

lVitnesses:

J AMES II. KELLY, JONATHAN HALL.

